Non-overflowing water-closet.



G. IVHDDLETON. NO-N-OVERFLOWING WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I9, 1915.

Patented Apr. 18, mm

GEDRGE MIDDLETON, OF OLNEYVIJLLE, XSILANIU.

NON-DVERiLGWING WATER-CLOSET.

menial,

Application filed October 19-, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MIDDLETON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Olneyv-ille, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Overfiowing Water-Closets; and I do hereby declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in water closetbowls and consists in the provision of a siphoning means for dischargingthe contents of the bowl in case the trap becomes clogged. I

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described,shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in theappended claim. 4

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure l is a central vertical sectional view through a bowl made inaccordancewith m invention. Fi 2 is a-sectional view taken on line 22 ofFig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.- I

Reference now being had to thedetails of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a bowl having a circumferential passageway 18 about its upperportion which communicates Specification of Letters Patent Patented Apr:Serial No. 59,675.

through openings C with the interior of slot, as shown in the drawings,leads down through the rear wall and has an opening I flush with thebottom of the opening about which the pipe N connects.

In operation in the event of paper or' any foreign matter clogging upand closing the passage 0 at the point 0, the liquid within the bowlwould be siphoned off through. the apertures H in the slot F. It isfound in practice that the clogging of the passage 0 usually beginsatthe point- O and the temporary backing up of the water in the bowlserves as a warning that the passage is becoming clogged.

What I claim to be new 1S In combination with a bowl having a trap, theoverhanging and downwardly inclined.

wall of which is provided with an elongated passageway extending throughthe rear wall and having an opening flush with the bottom of the wall,and another opening near the lower inclined end of the-trap portion ofthe bowl.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiia: my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

GEORGE MlDDLlETOt-L Witnesses:

THOMAS LISABELLE, FRANK J. Dorm.v

